A 20-year-old man has been arrested from Noida over death threats to actor Salman Khan and Zeeshan Siddiqui, MLA and son of NCP (Ajit Pawar) leader Baba Siddiqui, who was shot dead on October 12. Mumbai Police have taken Mohammed Tayyab into custody and are making arrangements to take him on transit remand.
According to police sources, Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office in Bandra received messages on Friday evening, threatening Salman Khan and the MLA of death unless they paid a ransom. A staff of Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office had registered a police complaint and an FIR was filed. Police then identified Mohammed Tayyab as the man behind the threats and arrested him.